Left unattended, Pakistan’s ‘heaviest’ man dies in Lahore hospital

Lahore: The “heaviest” man of Pakistan, who weighed over 330 kg, died on Monday after he was left unattended due to commotion in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Lahore.

Noorul Hassan, who hails from Sadiqabad district in Punjab province, had made national headlines last month when he was air lifted on a Pakistan Army helicopter to Lahore for treatment on special directives from Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, reports Dawn news.

According to the 55-year-old ‘s doctor, Maazul Hassan, a top laparoscopic surgeon in Lahore, a female patient had died at the Shalamar Hospital earlier in the day after which her relatives reached the hospital and expressed concern about her death.

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In the chaos that ensued, Noorul and a second patient died “due to the unavailability of staff”, Maaz told Dawn News.

He added that the relatives of the female patient had not intended to cause the deaths but the situation worsened due to the violence.

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